Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Fremont Brewing Coming to Idaho

Fremont Brewing and Hayden Beverage Company Combine to Rain Down Beer on the Great State of Mind, Idaho

Week of Launch Events Begins February 15 at 13th St. Pub and Grill, 5:00 p.m.

SEATTLE -- Fremont Brewing of Seattle, Washington has teamed up with Boise-based
Hayden Beverage Company
for statewide distribution in Idaho. To celebrate their partnership,
Fremont Brewing and Hayden Beverage will host several launch events in
Boise and throughout Southern Idaho. Events in North
Idaho will roll out in March.

The series of launch events will begin on February 15th, 5:00 pm at 13th St. Pub and Grill, 1520 N. 13th
St., Boise, ID 83702,
featuring several of Fremont’s most sought-after brews. Members of the
craft beer community are invited to taste their beer and meet the
Fremont and Hayden teams.

The
Seattle-based brewery and taproom was founded in 2009 by Matt Lincecum
and Sara Nelson. Fremont Brewing is now the fastest-growing brewery in
Washington
and its Interurban IPA is WA’s leading craft beer. Other beers include
Universale Pale Ale; seasonal single-hop, single grain favorite, Summer
Ale; Bourbon Abominable (“BBomb”); Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star; Rusty
Nail, a bourbon barrel aged beer brewed with
licorice and aged on cinnamon bark before resting in 15-year old
barrels for 15 months; and finally Cowiche Canyon Fresh Hop Ale,
featuring Fremont’s exclusive Cowiche Canyon Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic
hops. Their beers have won numerous awards such as 2 Silver
medals in the 2014 Great American Beer Festival; the Gold medal in the
2016 Best of Craft Beer Awards; Bronze medals in the 2012 World Beer Cup
and the 2015 Festival of Barrel Aged Beers (FoBAB); and Rate Beer’s
2015 Best Strong Ale in the World, 2015 Best
Beer in Washington, and 2014 Top 100 Brewers in the World.

In
addition to its reputation for consistent quality and innovation,
Fremont Brewing is a recognized leader in sustainable brewing operations
and community
engagement. They give generously to non-profit organizations, promote
the organic hop and local grain markets, and reduce their carbon
footprint through conservation and green technologies. It is for these
and many other initiatives that they won Washington’s
Manufacturer of the Year Award in 2015 and King County’s Best Small
Business Award in 2014.

“Idaho
is like family to us,” said Matt Lincecum, Fremont Brewing’s Founder
and Owner. "How can you say no when your family wants beer? So, we’re
excited to
share our beer with our brothers and sisters from another mother in the
great State of Mind, Idaho!”

About Fremont Brewing

Fremont
Brewing is a family-owned craft brewery founded in 2009 to brew artisan
beers made with the best local ingredients we can find. Our beer is
distributed
in kegs, cans, and 22 oz. bottles and can be enjoyed everyday at our
kid- and dog-friendly Urban Beer Garden in Seattle’s Fremont
neighborhood. Because Beer Matters!
http://www.fremontbrewing.com/welcome

About Hayden Beverage Company

Hayden
Beverage is Idaho’s largest statewide distributor of beer, wine, Red
Bull and premium non-alcoholic beverages. In the ever-demanding
beverage industry,
we depend on the strength of our brands and our employees’
relationships, work ethic, knowledge, and creativity to maintain our
competitive advantage. We are proud to be family owned and operated,
providing us the ability to make decisions to enhance the long-term
health of our business and that of our partners. We have shown
consistent growth, enabling our employees to enjoy a stable career and
rewarding lifestyle. We work hard, we execute, and we have fun!
http://www.haydenbeverage.com/